Uaxactún
Guatemala /
Peten /
San Jose /
World
/ Guatemala
/ Peten
/ San Jose
World / Guatemala / Petén
ruins, Maya civilization, cultural heritage / national heritage, interesting place
Uaxactun (pronounced [waʃakˈtun]) is an ancient ruin of the Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region of the Maya lowlands, in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala.
The road ends in an airstrip. First major dig on lime-dust covered road leading north from Tikal. It leads deep into large Mexican Mayan sites. El Zotz, Rio Azul and El Mirador.
Permission is required of all to travel on this road. From this point on the road peters out into several trails through the jungle.
The road ends in an airstrip. First major dig on lime-dust covered road leading north from Tikal. It leads deep into large Mexican Mayan sites. El Zotz, Rio Azul and El Mirador.
Permission is required of all to travel on this road. From this point on the road peters out into several trails through the jungle.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uaxactun
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 17°23'36"N 89°38'2"W
- Tikal National Park 12 km
- Tikal, Guatemala 18 km
- El Zotz 24 km
- Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park 28 km
- Yaxha 42 km
- El Tintal 45 km
- Ruins of El Mirador 51 km
- Aguateca 127 km
- Palenque 257 km
- Coba 399 km
- Uaxactún air strip 0.3 km
- Wakna 38 km
- Nakbe 38 km
- Mano de Leon complex 44 km
- Naachtun 46 km
- El Porvenir 47 km
- La Muerta 48 km
- Ruins of El Mirador 50 km
- Balakbal 55 km
- Maya Biosphere Reserve 71 km